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Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

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<p>The Home Office guidance makes clear that landlords are expected to carry out checks
on all adults.</p><p>This approach helps landlords to avoid acting in a discriminatory
manner and to establish a statutory excuse against a penalty should they be found
letting to an illegal migrant. In many cases, landlords and agents will already be
asking for the same documents for credit and tenant referencing purposes.</p>

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether when undertaking further work on the options
for airport expansion they will include a review of the current safety and security
risks associated with each option for expansion.

<p>Safety and security are of paramount importance, these issues were considered by
the Airports Commission and will be given due regard again at appropriate points in
the process following any preferred scheme being announced.</p>

<p>The Secretary of State for Transport and the Rail Minister have been in regular
contact with senior Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) managers to discuss GTR franchise
matters. Officials are also in constant contact with representatives from GTR and
frequently discuss the operation of the franchise.</p>

<p>The Ministry of Defence, the lead Government Department for the refurbishment of
the Wideawake runway, continues to liaise closely and regularly with the US Department
of Defense and State Department regarding their plans for the interim repair work
and a full resurfacing programme. The UK Government continues to work with the US
to scope options to bring forward the refurbishment, but due to the remote nature
of Ascension Island options are limited by logistical constraints.</p>

<p>The Government introduced the Modern Slavery Act 2015 which gives law enforcement
agencies the tools to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking and a maximum life
sentence for perpetrators. The Government is working closely with law enforcement
to ensure that these provisions in the Act are used to full effect.</p>

<p>The first issue is for GTR to provide a reliable, consistent train service, which
is what its revised timetable is designed to do. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) will
keep the situation regarding traincrew availability under review every week and will
take decisions about restoring services on that basis.</p><p> </p><p>We also urge
the union in the strongest possible terms to sit round the table with the operator
to bring this unjustified action, which is harming passengers, to an end.</p>

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the latest statistics
from the National Road Maintenance Condition Survey with regard to the maintenance
state of (1) the motorway network, (2) the strategic road network under the care of
the Highways Agency, and (3) the main road network maintained by local authorities.

<p>I refer my noble Lord to my answer of 6 July (HL794) in the assessment made by
Highways Agency, now Highways England, in relation to motorways and trunk roads.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport published road condition statistics
in March 2015 based upon data reported by local highway authorities. These suggest
that principal ‘A’ roads in England under the responsibility of local highway authorities
are starting to show an improvement in condition. It is noteworthy that funding allocated
to local highway authorities for local highways maintenance in the 2010-2015 Parliament
was £1billion more than in the 2005 to 2010 Parliament. The Department for Transport
also set out in December 2014 how it is allocating funding of just under £6 billion
to local authorities in England, outside London, for highways maintenance between
2015 and 2021. This represents an increase of around 5% compared to the previous six
year period.</p><p> </p>

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many local authorities have banned the use of
heavy goods vehicles during peak hours in city centres; and what assessment they have
made of whether there is evidence that doing so enhances the safety of cyclists.

<p>This information is not held centrally. No assessment regarding the number of authorities
which have banned these vehicles or of the effect of such policies has been made by
the Department for Transport. Decisions on all aspects of traffic management policy
and the promotion of road safety for cyclists are the responsibility of local traffic
authorities.</p><p> </p>

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to bring UK law into line
with the European Court of Justice ruling C-127/08 on the implementation of Directive
2004/38/EC and the rights of non-EU spouses of EU citizens to move freely in the EU.

<p>United Kingdom law relating to the rights of EU nationals and their family members
to enter and reside in the UK is fully compliant with the decision of the Court of
Justice of the European Union in C-127/08.</p>